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Engaging in Prophetic Witness

by christina on June 6, 2020

by Lisa Rodriguez-WatsonDirector of Leadership Development & Training It’s been a devastating few weeks. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, 100,000 COVID deaths, violence in our streets, extreme action by some, inaction by others, silence and complicity, curfews, virtue signaling, [...]
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Filed Under: Listening to the Community, Train and Connect Tagged With: black lives matter, prophetic, protest, witness

Without Walls or Borders

by CCDA Guest on July 29, 2019

by Christina Foor One beautiful piece of the Gospel is how God weaves together stories of people from all different backgrounds. In a small migrant shelter in Juarez, Mexico, people from several divergent worlds gathered together – Cuban asylum seekers, college students from both sides of the [...]
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Filed Under: Immigration, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Listening to the Community, Train and Connect Tagged With: Abara, border, Ciudad Nueva, el paso, InterVarsity

Lenten Immerse: Hospitality

by CCDA Guest on March 29, 2019

Can you think of a time when you received hospitality from someone? Maybe it was an expression of kindness, a welcoming embrace, a warm meal, or a listening ear. Perhaps it took the form of someone who supported you when you didn’t feel you deserved it, or a new friend in an unfamiliar place. [...]
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Filed Under: Devotionals, Train and Connect Tagged With: hospitality, Lent 2019, Lenten Immerse

5 Reasons to Prioritize Soul Care

by AnnaC on January 28, 2019

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When you step onto a plane and take your seat, you’re asked to listen to a simple set of safety precautions before takeoff. Flight attendants advise that you fasten your seat belt as the signs instruct, and in the case of an emergency, put on your oxygen mask before helping others. As a Christian [...]
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Filed Under: Train and Connect Tagged With: mental health, soul care

Cultivating generative friendships among practitioners of CCD

by CCDA Guest on November 14, 2016

"I am CCDA." "Dear Familia..." We use these phrases and descriptors a lot in our CCDA circles. Both reveal the essence of who we are as an association. I am CCDA, speaks to being a community of practitioners doing Christian community development. What you and I do as we live out the key components [...]
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Filed Under: Membership, Train and Connect Tagged With: local networks

Modern Day Slavery Workshop Series

by Lorenzo A. Watson on July 26, 2016

At the 2016 National Conference, we will take a close look at human trafficking and modern day slavery. This is an important issue of Biblical justice and advocacy. In the midst of an amazing lineup of workshops, we wanted to highlight the human trafficking and modern day slavery workshop track. [...]
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Filed Under: Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Train and Connect

Creating a New Flourishing Neighborhoods Initiative

by noel on January 15, 2014

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B Johnson declared a 'war on poverty,' that set in motion a series of bills and acts, creating programs such as Head Start, food stamps, work study, Medicare and Medicaid, which still exist today. The programs initiated under Johnson brought about significant [...]
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Community Health Connectors Training

by noel on February 15, 2013

In our country, there is a growing recognition of the importance of health in the physical, emotional, and even spiritual aspect of our lives. Yet, even with this heightened awareness, many are not accessing the appropriate services available to them. In fact, there are more than five million [...]
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